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Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 10identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has 4 more storage drives supported than the Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure (12 vs 8). The Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has 0.6 GHz more processor frequency than the Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure (2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz). The Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has 2 more processor cores than the Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure (4 vs 2). Only the Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has ECC supported by processor. Only the Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS has enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:8
  • Storage drive interface
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive size
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.5/3.5"
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:3.5"
  • Processor family
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:Intel Atom®
  • Processor model
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:E5620
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:D525
  • Processor frequency
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.4 GHz
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:1.8 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:4
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:2
  • Processor threads
    • PowerVault NX3100 NAS:8
    • Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:4

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, N8200XXX
82 specifications
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers128
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA
Storage drive sizeDiffers2.5/3.5"3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one24 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported file systemsKnown for oneNTFSUnknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor18 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® 5000 SequenceIntel Atom®
Processor modelDiffersE5620D525
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz1.8 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one2.66 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers42
Processor threadsDiffers84
Processor cacheDiffers12 MB1 MB
L2 cacheKnown for one12 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffersQPIDMI
CPU configuration (max)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one18Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorDiffersYesNo
Number of processors installedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs40 bit32 bit
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL2
Processor codeDiffersSLBV4SLBXC
Processor lithographyDiffers32 nm45 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers42.5 X 45 mm22 x 22 mm
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)BGA 559
SteppingDiffersB1B0
System bus rateKnown for one5.86 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one77.6 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs80 W13 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers288 GB4 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs25.6 GB/s6.4 GB/s
Processing Die sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source87 mm²
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePineview
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 °C
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one24 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 GB
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneCIFS, NFS, FTPUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneWindows Storage Server 2008Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 W
Processor special features10 differ
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Idle StatesDiffersYesNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersYesNo
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersYesNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersYesNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersYesNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers1.0No
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorDiffersTripleSingle
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source176 M
Other features2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows Storage ServerWindows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS X
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers4792549490
Data protection featuresKnown for oneSIS, DFS-R, VSSUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCIex4 1 x PCIex8Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for oneH700Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000 Base-TX
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 80%

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